{
  "id": 2068278,
  "title": "Starbucks Korea, ChildFund Korea launch history, culture program for children",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/starbucks-korea-childfund-korea-launch-history-culture-program-for-2068278",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-20T04:22:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260820/starbucks-korea-childfund-korea-launch-history-culture-program-for-children"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Starbucks Korea and ChildFund Korea, also referred to as Green Umbrella, organized an inaugural excursion for a new history and culture program on August 18. Around 30 elementary school students from a community child care center in Seoul participated in the activity, according to Starbucks. Community childcare centers, supported by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, offer after-school care, emotional support, and educational activities for children under 18. There are approximately 4,000 such centers across the country.\n\nThis outing marked the first event under a program Starbucks announced last month. The company pledged to donate 100 million won, or roughly $72,000 annually for three years, to ChildFund Korea. The funds will enable about 1,000 children each year to visit historical and cultural sites.\n\nThe students from Pureunnarae Community Childcare Center engaged in preparatory activities before the trip. They studied the history of the museum's artifacts, gaining insight into the objects they would later view. During the visit, they toured the exhibits chronologically, beginning with the 10-story stone pagoda from Gyeongcheonsa Temple, displayed in the museum's central hall. As they listened to the explanations, the children learned about the significance of each artifact and how it fit into the broader historical context.",
  "summary": "Starbucks Korea and ChildFund Korea (also known in Korean as Green Umbrella) held the first outing for a new history and culture program on Aug. 18, taking about 30 elementary school students from a community child care center to the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, the coffee chain said Thursday. Community childcare centers are welfare facilities supported by the Ministry of Health and Welfare…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Starbucks Korea, ChildFund Korea launch history, culture program for children",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/starbucks-korea-childfund-korea-launch-history-culture-program-for",
        "published": "2026-08-20T04:02:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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